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Electrical Power Rationing
Returns
Curiously enough. two days after
the Autoridad Reguladora de
Servicios Públicos (Aresep)
turned down a rate increase and
one day following the warning by
president, Pedro Pablo Quirós,
the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE) again began rationing
electrical energy throughout the
country.
The first step.
The president of
the Legislative
Assembly,
Francisco
Antonio Pacheco,
yesterday handed
to the
referendum
decree to Luis
Antonio Sobrado
of the Tribunal
Supremo de
Eleccciones, who
will have an
answer on the
date and process
for the popular
vote by not
later than May
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Aresep
Staying Firm on Decision
The Autoridad Reguladora de los
Servicios Públicos (Aresep) says
it is firm in its
decision to approve
an increase in electrical
service rates as requested by
the Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE), even though
the country is being submitted
to an indefinite power rationing
plan by the state power
institution.
Highway To
Caldera Stalled, Again
The completion of the road to
Caldera, the highway that would
connect San José to the Pacific
coast in minutes instead of
hours, is again being stalled.
And the only thing the
government can do is consider
fining the builder.
Arias Get Bad Grade For First
Year in Office
Costa Ricans have given
president Óscar Arias Sánchez a
poor grade for his first year in
office. According to a poll
taken by the Instituto de
Estudios Sociales en la
Población (Idespo) of the
Universidad Nacional, (UNA),
Arias was given a 6.5 grade.
Diego Naranjo New Costa Rica
Surf Champion
Diego Naranjo achieved his first
big goal of this year, he became
the new Costa Rica National
Champ. This is the first
national award for the member of
the Billabong team since the
Costa Rica Surfing Federation
runs Costa Rican Surf.
Nicaragua Snags Drug Traffickers
About 2 tons of cocaine have
been seized from Colombians and
a Guatemalan on board a speed
boat, 40 miles from the
Nicaraguan Pacific coast,
authorities reported on
Wednesday.
Panama Forum Analyzes Disaster
Response
Delegates from 30 Latin American
countries and international
agencies met here to analyze
laws and rules that may
contribute to reducing the havoc
caused by natural and
technological disasters.
Guatemalan Teachers Block Main
Roads
Thousands of Guatemalan teachers
blocked on Wednesday the
country´s main roads to demand
salary rises and to stop the
neoliberal policies devoted to
privatize the sector.
Measures in Central America
against Gangs
International experts revise on
Wednesday the strategies applied
in Central America, Mexico and
US to fight against the gangs.
Region Blasts Gangs
in El Salvador
The 3rd
International
Anti-Gang Convention
attended by police
forces of Central
America, Mexico and
the United States is
meeting in Sonsonate,
El Salvador until
Thursday to exchange
experience on
combating delinquent
gangs.
RIGHTS-BRAZIL:
Homeless Join Month
of Protests
The Homeless Workers
Movement (MTST)
blocked three access
roads into Sao Paulo
on Wednesday,
continuing a
month-long struggle
during which they
have invaded a large
number of buildings
and unoccupied urban
sites in several
state capitals.
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